Getting unpacked in Chula Vista, California
Tecate, Mexico.
The Pacific Ocean
Mexican trash disposal…not a good system with the high desert winds!
La Route 1
Yes I should have worn a helmet!
Roadside break
Mi esposo Pedro Guzmán
Fuel
We hit a lot of Paleterias! Popcycles!!
A little fix’er upp’er
Ruins of a church
Baja backcountry cooking. The best firewood on earth!
Peter the FireMaster
Typical camp in La Baja. Note the mosquito netting. No tent, just a tarp in case of rain! And of course, the fire.
Arroz con leche con cañela
desert foliage
ancient pictograph
Arizona state flower, the cardon cactus flower in La Baja. Beautiful.
Water stop.
Hiding from the mosquitos!
Century plant
cactus artform
Full desert moon
Oasis town of San Ignacio full with date palms
We stopped to buy a soda and made a new friend. He made the best coffee.
Do I look happy or do I look happy!? Apple strudel and coffee in Mulege.
We slept here!
Me, tired.
So Peter made a roadside fire to brew some water…
For coffee!
We rode more dirt roads than paved
Gourmet camp cooking
We always look for birds and had some new sightings. This was our camp in the am. Note the cacti firewood!
Peter’s fave Baja place: La Purisima
The late great Jim Dandy in La Purisima
Hummingbird with Peter the ZenMaster
Riding out of Ciudad Constitution, with a new friend!
Scorpion!
Celebratory cervesa!
Toast to a month of bike touring in La Baja!